Pitarresi: Steuben Field must be updated

Steuben Field used to be a great place to play football.

 

It isn’t now.

 

Hamilton and Williams played in a sea of mud Saturday, and that hurt both teams. It wasn’t fair to the players or the fans.

 

A great thing about football is that you do have to adapt to the elements – wind, rain, cold, snow, yes, mud – but this went beyond the ability to deal with adversity.

 

Another thing. Hamilton has some great athletic facilities – pool, field house, soccer field, lacrosse and field hockey field, fitness center and weight room – but the football and baseball fields are right out of the Roaring 20s. Both are simply inadequate, and the state of the football field will hurt the Continentals when it comes to recruiting.

 

Steuben Field needs to be significantly upgraded, and right away.